4 October 2023 European Foreign Policy
Mario Vega 6 min
Three months ago, I attended a conference in Brussels where Ana Brnabić, Prime Minister of Serbia, repeatedly asserted that her country “has no Plan B other than joining the European […]
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5 June 2023 Security
Mario Vega 9 min
“I know that public opinion prefers butter to cannons, but for years we have been under-investing (…) This war against Ukraine has been a brutal wake up for all of us” Joseph Borrell, High Representative of the European Union, 12 August 2022. With these words, the head of European diplomacy addressed the public in the opening speech of the Annual Conference of the European Defence Agency. Throughout a speech of thirty minutes, he made clear the delicate situation experienced by the twenty-seven European armies: The stockpiles are almost empty and we do not have the capacity to fill them.
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29 July 2021 European Politics
Alessandro Zappi 6 min
The EU’s High Representative for foreign affairs and security (HR), Josep Borrell, has gained in notoriety lately – perhaps not for the best reasons. A recent trip to Moscow turned into disaster when the EU’s chief foreign representative was ridiculed by Russia’s foreign minister, Sergej Lavrov. However, the failures of Mr. Borrell might hide a more important inadequacy of the High Representative figure.
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17 February 2021 International
Océane Saubesty 7 min
Alors que l’adoption par les institutions européennes d’un nouveau régime mondial de sanctions est sur le point d’aboutir, c’est l’opportunité de revenir sur le rôle de l’Union européenne en tant qu’acteur mondial de la protection des droits de l’Homme et de s’interroger sur l’apport de ce nouvel outil.
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